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Inspiring a Generation of Little Colonials: Q&A with Dusty Blakey

March 2nd, 2018

Author: Matt Amis

Dusty Blakey, Ed.D. was named the superintendent of the Colonial School District in June of 2014. Since then—and throughout his 13-year tenure with the district—Blakey has made early childhood education a major priority.   We talked to Blakey, who also serves on the Delaware Early Childhood Council, about the importance of early...

Talking Delaware English Learners with Oribel McFann-Mora of DELLTA

November 7th, 2017

Author: Neil Kirschling

East Dover Elementary School teacher Oribel McFann-Mora is president of Delaware English Language Learners Teachers and Advocates (DELLTA) and one of the architects of the recently launched Delaware English Learner fact sheet series, along with the Delaware Hispanic Commission, the Arsht-Cannon Fund, and the Rodel Foundation.   We caught...

Three Things To Know about Delaware State Tests

August 9th, 2017

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It is that time of year again—the release of Smarter Assessment and SAT results. The Delaware Department of Education officially released data in late July. While reactions were mixed (see the official release from DDOE, as well as The News Journal’s reaction), we tried to look behind the numbers to shed a bit more light on the...

Teaching in a Competency-Based Education Environment

July 12th, 2017

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July 2017 View this email in your browser Teaching in a Competency-Based Education Environment By Katie Varatta, Network Manager for KnowledgeWorks When I describe competency-based education to friends and family—students moving through education based on...